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The Border Reader
Edited by
Gilberto Rosas;
Gilberto Rosas
Gilberto Rosas is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latina/o Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of
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Duke University Press
Copyright:
This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-2719-5
Publication date:
2023
Book Chapter
The Erotic Zone: Sexual Transgression on the U.S.-Mexican Border
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Published:September 2023
This chapter argues that many borderland “Americans” use negative sexual stereotypes to suppress the dependence of white middle-class prosperity on the intimate presence of Mexicans. It suggests certain acceptable forms of contact coexist with polarizing domination and paranoia, leaving a conjunction of sexuality and economics untouched.
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